LOVE WARRIOR NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!

LOVE WARRIOR NOW AVAILABLE IN PAPERBACK!

Archives: March 2013

Thanks for liking the trailer. And thanks even more for leaving me so many glorious birthday gifts in the comment section. Yesterday was my favorite comment day in five years. I read every single one twice. And I woke up at 5 this morning, dying to get to the computer to spend another day serving you. It’s such a ridiculous honor. Love, G

Friends, today is my birthday and the first day of spring. I have always loved sharing my big day with spring’s big day. March 20th is such a green and hopeful and beginning again kind of day. I usually make everyone in my house celebrate my birthday by staying far, far away. But this morning I’m a little too nervy to relax into my far, far away celebration. Because today is not only my birthday, and not only the first day of spring, but ALSO the day that I introduce to you the Carry On, Warrior book trailer. And so…

I woke up this morning, March 18th, ready to compassion. Compassion originally meant “to suffer with,” so I consider compassioning to be a verb. It’s something to write on the to-do-list, something that takes time and energy. Instead of making room for it, we try to avoid compassion, or suffering with, which is understandable. Suffering with others hurts. It scares us. It breaks our hearts. But the deeper I get into this loving myself and others gig the more certain I am that a broken heart is something for which to strive. A broken heart is a badge of honor…